December Protests: Ten detained, including two children, across multiple cities

Hengaw – Saturday, January 3, 2026

Ten individuals, including two children, have been detained by Iranian authorities following the December protests in the cities of Sabzevar, Izeh, Kuhdasht, Zahedan, and Khorramabad.

Those detained include Saha Davoudifar, a 17-year-old child; Mehdi Qazi, Farzad Qazi, Amir Astiri, and Erfan Tajabadi, all from Sabzevar; Benayamin Mousavi, 17; Armin Asadi and Esmail Sheikhi, all from Izeh; Mohammad Norollahi from Khorramabad; Mohammadreza Borichi from Zahedan; and Nosratollah Nazari, a resident of Kuhdasht.

Information obtained by Hengaw shows that Saha Davoudifar, a 17-year-old from Sabzevar, was detained on Saturday, January 3, 2026. In the same city, Mehdi Qazi, Farzad Qazi, Amir Astiri, and Erfan Tajabadi were arrested earlier on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

In Izeh, Benayamin Mousavi, 17, was detained on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Earlier, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, Esmail Sheikhi, 20, and Armin Asadi, all Lor residents of Izeh, were also detained by government forces.

Mohammad Norollahi, a 23-year-old Lor man from Khorramabad, was detained by government forces on Saturday, January 3, 2026, and transferred to an undisclosed location.

Separately, Mohammadreza Borichi, 19, from Zahedan, was detained on Friday, January 2, 2026, while returning home on Khayyam Street. He was arrested by security forces and subjected to physical assault at the time of his detention.